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Langerhans cell histiocytosis presenting as a lumbosacral intradural-extramedullary mass

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The subject of this paper is a 2-year-old child with progressive paraparesis. MRI showed a large lumbosacral intradural-extramedullary mass and the histological diagnosis was Langerhans cell histiocytosis. The histopathological and neuroradiological findings are discussed.

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  1. Department of Neuroradiology, Children's Hospital “G. Gaslini”, Largo G. Gaslini 5, I-16148, Genoa, Italy

    P. Tortori-Donati, M. P. Fondelli & A. Rossi

  2. Department of Pathology, Civic Hospital of Vicenza, Vicenza, Italy

    D. Danieli & S. Meli

  3. Department of Neurosurgery, Civic Hospital of Vicenza, Vicenza, Italy

    D. Curri

  4. Department of Paediatric Oncology, Children's Hospital “G. Gaslini”, Genoa, Italy

    M. L. Garré

  5. Institut für Neuropathologie, Universität Münster, Münster, Germany

    R. Gullotta

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Tortori-Donati, P., Danieli, D., Meli, S. et al. Langerhans cell histiocytosis presenting as a lumbosacral intradural-extramedullary mass. Pediatr Radiol 26, 731–733 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01383392

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